Brent Cox – Flung

The Dean Hotel: Hanging Its Hat on an Iniquitous History

Brent Cox — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:47:50 +0000

Finding the Dean Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island meant driving a circle or two in the shadow of the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, then sliding at just the right moment into a car-length loading zone. I guess we looked dazed, as the valet quickly welcomed us and ran down the operational details of entrusting our motor vehicle to him. In the lobby, right before I realized I’d left my phone in the car, I thought, What a helpful, reassuring experience, and then […]

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The Farm on Adderly in Ditmas Park: Brunch Ground Zero

Brent Cox — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:41:05 +0000

While all of us were arguing about brunch—whether it was breakfast, whether it was lunch, whether it was just silly—brunch solidified into an institution. Sure, it’s fun to bicker over the semantics, but brunch just doesn’t care. The Farm on Adderly, in the south Brooklyn neighborhood of Ditmas Park, is brunch ground zero, especially at twelve noon on a lazy August Sunday. You can spot Farm from blocks away; it’s the place with the crowd of people waiting in front […]

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